NVIDIA ForceWare 81.85 Driver (WHQL Certified)

Iria · Oct 21, 2005, 12:04 AM

Release Highlights:

WHQL Certified driver.
Adds support for GeForce 6600 VE, GeForce 6150, and GeForce 6100.
Mixed vendor support for NVIDIA SLI.
TV-Out/HD-out support for NVIDIA SLI.
Added support for VSync on Direct3D games when running NVIDIA SLI.
Performance enhancements for dual-core CPUs.
PureVideo high definition MPEG-2 de-interlacing support.
Usability enhancements when connecting to an HDTV.
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.0 support
For a full list of fixed and known issues please view the Release Notes.

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Source / Download (XP / 2000): NVIDIA
Download (XP x64, Windows Server 2003 x64): NVIDIA

Lowfat · Oct 21, 2005, 12:10 AM

sweet.

e v o · Oct 21, 2005, 12:46 AM

These the same ones as in the post by starfury?

Lowfat · Oct 21, 2005, 01:25 AM

Ya i think so, I didn't know they were WQHL though.

GeneralClaymore · Oct 21, 2005, 02:36 AM

the other ones was betas, these aint betas. i using them now. theyre running a tad better then the betas for me.

studbagel9 · Oct 21, 2005, 02:50 AM

how do these compare to the 81.84's?

mike2h · Oct 21, 2005, 02:58 AM

these are exactly the ame as the beta .85. so fi you have those installed do not bother.
perf wise i do not think these will be much if any better than .84. the big thing with this release is all the 'fixes'.

abrasiveone · Oct 21, 2005, 03:23 AM

I upgraded to the 81.84 beta's from 77.77 and all my .avi vids were in black and white. Had this problem with all the drivers after the 77.77's. Anyone know of this problem and if it has been solved with the 81.85's?

I'm running 2 BFG 6800GT's O/C's in SLI. Thanks.

|2A|N · Oct 21, 2005, 03:36 AM

These drivers are great, No complaints here

Also when will you guys be releasing your version of the 81.85's?

~~werty316~~ · Oct 21, 2005, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tulcakelume

sweet.

Double sweet. I never got a chance to try the other v81.85 but if these are WHQL then why not? Also I saw that v82.10 are out also.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 21, 2005, 04:02 AM

Good timing when I saw this I was getting ready to burn the beta off on CD for my parents

KNIBBO · Oct 21, 2005, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abrasiveone

I upgraded to the 81.84 beta's from 77.77 and all my .avi vids were in black and white. Had this problem with all the drivers after the 77.77's. Anyone know of this problem and if it has been solved with the 81.85's?

I'm running 2 BFG 6800GT's O/C's in SLI. Thanks.

I'm also running 2 6800GT's in SLI (Leadtek). I believe I had the issue you're experiencing a few drivers back.

Try this.

Go into your Nvidia control panel.

Select Color Correction.

Under Apply color changes to: select All

Under Color profile: select advanced

Click apply.

This fixed my issue but messed up fonts somehow. I then changed advanced under color profile back to standard and clicked apply. The original issue was still resolved and the fonts went back to normal as well.

Hope this helps.

ZeroOne · Oct 21, 2005, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abrasiveone

I upgraded to the 81.84 beta's from 77.77 and all my .avi vids were in black and white. Had this problem with all the drivers after the 77.77's. Anyone know of this problem and if it has been solved with the 81.85's?

I'm running 2 BFG 6800GT's O/C's in SLI. Thanks.

Enable VMR in the video overlay setting, when you don't see this checkbox use nVTweak and enable VMR option.

murcho2 · Oct 24, 2005, 04:08 PM

I'm so so happy they finally put vsync in sli apps, but now i have a problem when i Alt+tab out of my games to the desktop. When i alt+tab back into the game, the screen started flickering really badly and i have to close then restart the game. Is anyone else having these problems?
Im runn 2 6600gt's (MSI) on a 17" LCD.

Randy P · Oct 26, 2005, 03:28 AM

Are these worth downloading? I have 78.01s WHQL

BulletTheory · Oct 26, 2005, 04:27 AM

Of cource dud.. always keep your system up-to-date :P

Randy P · Oct 26, 2005, 05:58 PM

Of cource dud.. always keep your system up-to-date :P

Not necessarily always the case "dud"...lol. If there's no major improvements then I'd rather wait for the next batch...

Scooper · Oct 27, 2005, 04:01 AM

Yes, they're worth downloading... but don't forget to stay tuned...
Might not hurt to ask what hardware you're running.

KNIBBO · Oct 27, 2005, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy P

Are these worth downloading? I have 78.01s WHQL

If you're running SLI, then these are a MUST have since they finally fixed the Vsync/DirectX issue. If you're not, then read the release notes and see what improvements/bug fixes they include.

By the way, Nvidia released "official beta" version 81.87 drivers today.

studbagel9 · Oct 27, 2005, 09:52 PM

From the 78.01 FEAR performance has nearly doubled with some cards

BlkPnthr · Oct 28, 2005, 05:06 AM

Man, i had some real issues with these drivers. For the moment i've switched back to 78.01. I uninstalled the old drivers, and then restarted in safe mode and used DCPro1.2 etc, and then installed the new ones. When i tried to set my refresch rate back to 75hz (how i always have it) the screen went blank. I restarted the computer, but it was still blank... monitor didn't turn off, but would no longer manually turn off either. I unplugged it and then plugged it back in, and tada... i could see again. I then tried switching to other refresh rates and it did the same thing. So i put it on 75, unplugged and plugged the monitor back in again. Then i loaded up BF2, and the screen went blank once again. It could always be fixed by unplugging the monitor.

Then, after restarting the computer, i noticed all my icons in the quick launch bar were for the wrong programs, but the buttons still linked to the right programs. It was then i decided i'd get rid of them and revert back to the older drivers, and since then i've had none of the problems again.

My system:
Athlon XP 3200+
XFX 6600GT 128mb AGP
2Gb generic (cheap) ram

Wildman95gs-t · Nov 5, 2005, 07:33 PM

The only problem i have run into with these drivers is, i'm getting a false core clock speed on my evga 6800nu, with 3DMark05 and Everest i get 10 MHz . I get the same results with all 81.xx drivers, when i change back to anyother driver i get 324 MHz. Also my 05 scores are about 100 points lower than the 77.77 WHQL's

Randy P · Nov 6, 2005, 03:14 AM

Yeah I've had issues too. I'm using a 6800gt and in SIms 2 the shadowing is screwed and some weird 'water' problems where it changes to yellow...never seen this before...

mike2h · Nov 6, 2005, 04:20 AM

ihave been underwhekmed by the 80 series so far. the upsides to these drivers seem to be matched bt the downsides. think i will stick with the 78 till nv gets them ironed out.

Randy P · Nov 6, 2005, 05:07 AM

Just a question: how can I download the 78s again?? I mean where can I download them?

n\/Cl34r · Nov 6, 2005, 09:50 AM

This driver still has the Guild Wars ground texture issues for me...

toyomatt84 · Nov 6, 2005, 12:46 PM

I'm eagerly awaiting a taste of the DHzer0point's for 81.85.

I'm using the ghetto .84's

Wildman95gs-t · Nov 6, 2005, 03:36 PM

I agree the DHzer0point 78.03's are the fastest and smoothest drivers i have used on my machine. Randy P i get all my latest and older drivers from this site http://downloads.guru3d.com/[color=#232d35]http://[/color]
[color=#232d35][/color]
[color=#232d35]downloads.guru3d.co[/color]

Randy P · Nov 6, 2005, 04:57 PM

Ah thanks man...I'm gonna DL the 78.01s again

mike2h · Nov 6, 2005, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n\/Cl34r

This driver still has the Guild Wars ground texture issues for me...

all the 80's do. use zp 7803 or nv 7805.

Oct 21, 2005, 12:04 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	NVIDIA ForceWare 81.85 Driver (WHQL Certified) Release Highlights: WHQL Certified driver. Adds support for GeForce 6600 VE, GeForce 6150, and GeForce 6100. Mixed vendor support for NVIDIA SLI. TV-Out/HD-out support for NVIDIA SLI. Added support for VSync on Direct3D games when running NVIDIA SLI. Performance enhancements for dual-core CPUs. PureVideo high definition MPEG-2 de-interlacing support. Usability enhancements when connecting to an HDTV. Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.0 support For a full list of fixed and known issues please view the Release Notes. __________ Source / Download (XP / 2000): NVIDIA Download (XP x64, Windows Server 2003 x64): NVIDIA

Oct 21, 2005, 12:46 AM	#3
e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	These the same ones as in the post by starfury? __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 01:25 AM	#4
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Ya i think so, I didn't know they were WQHL though. __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 02:36 AM	#5
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 434 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	the other ones was betas, these aint betas. i using them now. theyre running a tad better then the betas for me. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LT1124ACN+ 2x LT1115 > Matrix M-Stage V2 /w 2x LME49710NA> DT880 pro 250ohm

Oct 21, 2005, 02:50 AM	#6
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	how do these compare to the 81.84's? __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 12:10 AM	#2
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	sweet. __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 02:58 AM	#7
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	these are exactly the ame as the beta .85. so fi you have those installed do not bother. perf wise i do not think these will be much if any better than .84. the big thing with this release is all the 'fixes'. __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 03:23 AM	#8
abrasiveone DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I upgraded to the 81.84 beta's from 77.77 and all my .avi vids were in black and white. Had this problem with all the drivers after the 77.77's. Anyone know of this problem and if it has been solved with the 81.85's? I'm running 2 BFG 6800GT's O/C's in SLI. Thanks. __________________ P&C 510w SLI AMD64 3500+ (90nm) DFI Lanparty nForce4 SLI-DR 2x BFG 6800GT O/C in SLI 2Gb PC3200 OCZ Plat. Rev. 2 2x 250gb Seagate Sata Thermaltake Kandalf Danger Den W/C, Crystalfontz 634 LCD 2x Sony 19in LCD SDM-HS95P/B.

Oct 21, 2005, 03:36 AM	#9
\|2A\|N SE7EN57 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 358 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	These drivers are great, No complaints here Also when will you guys be releasing your version of the 81.85's?

Oct 21, 2005, 04:02 AM	#11
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Good timing when I saw this I was getting ready to burn the beta off on CD for my parents __________________

Oct 24, 2005, 04:08 PM	#14
murcho2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	I'm so so happy they finally put vsync in sli apps, but now i have a problem when i Alt+tab out of my games to the desktop. When i alt+tab back into the game, the screen started flickering really badly and i have to close then restart the game. Is anyone else having these problems? Im runn 2 6600gt's (MSI) on a 17" LCD.

Oct 26, 2005, 03:28 AM	#15
Randy P HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 489 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Are these worth downloading? I have 78.01s WHQL

Oct 26, 2005, 04:27 AM	#16
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Oct 26, 2005, 05:58 PM	#17
Randy P HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 489 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Of cource dud.. always keep your system up-to-date :P Not necessarily always the case "dud"...lol. If there's no major improvements then I'd rather wait for the next batch...

Oct 27, 2005, 04:01 AM	#18
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Oct 27, 2005, 09:52 PM	#20
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	From the 78.01 FEAR performance has nearly doubled with some cards __________________

Oct 28, 2005, 05:06 AM	#21
BlkPnthr DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Man, i had some real issues with these drivers. For the moment i've switched back to 78.01. I uninstalled the old drivers, and then restarted in safe mode and used DCPro1.2 etc, and then installed the new ones. When i tried to set my refresch rate back to 75hz (how i always have it) the screen went blank. I restarted the computer, but it was still blank... monitor didn't turn off, but would no longer manually turn off either. I unplugged it and then plugged it back in, and tada... i could see again. I then tried switching to other refresh rates and it did the same thing. So i put it on 75, unplugged and plugged the monitor back in again. Then i loaded up BF2, and the screen went blank once again. It could always be fixed by unplugging the monitor. Then, after restarting the computer, i noticed all my icons in the quick launch bar were for the wrong programs, but the buttons still linked to the right programs. It was then i decided i'd get rid of them and revert back to the older drivers, and since then i've had none of the problems again. My system: Athlon XP 3200+ XFX 6600GT 128mb AGP 2Gb generic (cheap) ram

Nov 5, 2005, 07:33 PM	#22
Wildman95gs-t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dothan, Alabama USA Posts: 224 Rep Power: 0	The only problem i have run into with these drivers is, i'm getting a false core clock speed on my evga 6800nu, with 3DMark05 and Everest i get 10 MHz . I get the same results with all 81.xx drivers, when i change back to anyother driver i get 324 MHz. Also my 05 scores are about 100 points lower than the 77.77 WHQL's __________________ AMD Athlon XP3000+ Biostar nForce2 M7NCG 400 Windows XP Home Edition SP3 Albatron 6800GT 256mb 2x1gb G.Skill NS 400DDR in DC Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer WD 100Gb 7200 HD Samsung 16x/48x DVD Drive Samsung 40x/12x/40x CDRW Drive ENlight 420 Watt PSU

Nov 6, 2005, 03:14 AM	#23
Randy P HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 489 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Yeah I've had issues too. I'm using a 6800gt and in SIms 2 the shadowing is screwed and some weird 'water' problems where it changes to yellow...never seen this before...

Nov 6, 2005, 04:20 AM	#24
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	ihave been underwhekmed by the 80 series so far. the upsides to these drivers seem to be matched bt the downsides. think i will stick with the 78 till nv gets them ironed out. __________________

Nov 6, 2005, 05:07 AM	#25
Randy P HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 489 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Just a question: how can I download the 78s again?? I mean where can I download them?

Nov 6, 2005, 09:50 AM	#26
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Nov 6, 2005, 12:46 PM	#27
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Nov 6, 2005, 03:36 PM	#28
Wildman95gs-t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dothan, Alabama USA Posts: 224 Rep Power: 0	I agree the DHzer0point 78.03's are the fastest and smoothest drivers i have used on my machine. Randy P i get all my latest and older drivers from this site http://downloads.guru3d.com/[color=#232d35]http://[/color] [color=#232d35][/color] [color=#232d35]downloads.guru3d.co[/color] __________________ AMD Athlon XP3000+ Biostar nForce2 M7NCG 400 Windows XP Home Edition SP3 Albatron 6800GT 256mb 2x1gb G.Skill NS 400DDR in DC Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer WD 100Gb 7200 HD Samsung 16x/48x DVD Drive Samsung 40x/12x/40x CDRW Drive ENlight 420 Watt PSU

Nov 6, 2005, 04:57 PM	#29
Randy P HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 489 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Ah thanks man...I'm gonna DL the 78.01s again